Sky Is The Limit

Sunshine through my windows always makes me happy even when the temperatures are below freezing.  Some how, it never seems so bad when the sun is shining and the skies are blue.

With Valentine's Day approaching, I've been making cards to send to my grandchildren.  The Sky Is The Limit stamp set from the Sale-A-Bration Brochure, makes for a perfect guy card.  Yes, I use pink and rhinestones on my guy cards, especially for Valentine cards.  I've not had any complaints thus far.  :-)

The card base is Melon Mambo to which I added the stamped layer of Whisper White.  The plane is stamped using Tempting Turquoise and I added a little Real Red heart punched from the Owl Builder Punch.  I added Rhinestone Basic Jewels to the center of the hearts and under the sentiment.  The sentiment and smoke trail are stamped using Real Red.  The three little clouds are stamped using Melon Mambo.

The colors I used are from The Paper Players.

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

It's a Little Yellow Chick

Today I thought I'd share a sneak peek of one of the 2016 Sale-A-Bration stamp sets called Honeycomb Happiness.  I feel for this little chick the minute I saw him.  He's so cute!  The set also includes an ice cream cone and a balloon.  And, from the 2016 Occasions Catalog, the Honeycomb Embellishments.  They come in Whisper White, Mint Macaron and Blushing Bride.  I used a Whisper White to which I added touches of Daffodil Delight.  The Occasions Catalog and the Sale-A-Bration Catalog are set to launch January 5th.  If you'd like catalogs of your own, let me know and I'll be sure to get one right to you.

Stamp Set:  Honeycomb Happiness (2016 SAB); Inks:  Basic Black Archival, Daffodil Delight, Tangerine Tango; Cardstock:  Whisper White Thick; Accessories & Tools:  Honeycomb Embellishments, Blender Pen, Stampin' Trimmer

The sketch I used is from CAS(E) this Sketch!

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

The Friday Mashup! 195

You know, time just seems to fly when you're having fun.  I should have been in bed and asleep a long time ago but that just didn't happen given the fact that I wanted to get this card made and this post written before crashing for the night.  So, here are the challenge details straight from The Friday Mashup!

This week's Mashup Challenge is:

• Create a project with the "Sketch."
• Create a project with "2 different embellishments."
• or Mash it Up! and create a project "with the Sketch and different embellishments."

And, here is the card I made.  The stamp set I used is You Brighten My Day.  It's from the Sale-A-Bration Catalog and one you can get free when you place a $50 order.  Being a seamstress, one of the things I re purpose all the time are buttons.  I have buttons that go back to when my three sons were small.  They'd wear it out and I'd save the buttons.  I have more buttons than I'll ever use in a lifetime.  :-)

Stamp Set:  You Brighten My Day; Ink:  Bermuda Bay; Card Stock:  Bermuda Bay, Stacked With Love Designer Series Paper Stack, Whisper White; Accessories & Tools:  Bermuda Bay Sequin Trim, Red Buttons (from my stash), Handheld Stapler, Glue Dots, Dimensionals

You can find the challenge details at The Friday Mashup Challenge blog.

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

Lovely Lotus Blossom

One thing about cleaning up your craft area is you come across so many things that you've saved but had forgotten they were saved.  :-)  I have a top that I love to wear but the decoration is slowly starting to fall off so it's been regulated to an every day shirt that is only worn at home.  It's a flat bead or brad or I'm not sure what to call it but I saved those that have fallen off.  The Paper Players theme challenge to use a recycled or re-purposed item was a perfect reason to use them on my card.  The colors I used are from the Pals Paper Arts challenge.

This is my first opportunity to use the Lotus Blossom stamp set from the new Sale-A-Bration Catalog and I have to say it is a great set.  I love the tabs that are on the stamps so you can line things up perfectly.  And, I love that it's a three-step image.  The colors I used for the blossom are Night of Navy and Wisteria Wonder.  I could have used one color and let each ink layer darken the image but I like that Night of Navy as the bottom layer.  It really gave some depth to the flower.

Stamp Sets:  Lotus Blossom, Lovely Little Labels (retired); Inks:  Night of Navy, Wisteria Wonder, Card Stock:  Wisteria Wonder, Night of Navy, Whisper White, Glitzy Glitter Card Stock Stack (DCWV); Accessories & Tools:  Brass Bracket, Brass Brads, Linen Thread, SNAIL Adhesive, Glue Dots, Dimensionals

All Stampin' Up!® product unless otherwise noted.

You can find more inspiration and challenge details HERE at The Paper Players.

More inspiration and challenge details for Pals Paper Arts can be found HERE.

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

Lost Lagoon Butterfly

So, it's six degrees (NO, that is not a typo!) out there and you can guess what I'm doing in here, right?  Right!  I'm spending the day in my craft studio reorganizing and in between, when I need a break, I'm making some new projects with some of my new goodies from the new 2015 Occasions Catalog that goes live on Tuesday, January 6th.  Sale-A-Bration, where you can earn free products for every $50 purchased, also starts and WOW! do both catalogs have some mighty fine new products.  I'd say my new year is off to a great start!

Today's card was made with the color challenge from Colour Me...! and the sketch from the MFT Wednesday Sketch Challenge.  I used my new Butterflies Thinlits Dies.  I love how open and intricate the butterfly wings are.  For this one, I used a sheet of paper from the All Abloom Designer Series Paper Stack.

Stamp Set:  Painted Petals (sentiment); Ink:  Lost Lagoon; Card Stock:  All Abloom Designer Series Paper Stack, Stacked with Love Designer Series Paper Stack, Whisper White; Accessories & Tools:  Butterflies Thinlits Dies, Rhinestone Basic Jewels, SNAIL Adhesive, Dimensionals, Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine

All products Stampin' Up!® unless otherwise noted.

The challenge at was to pick a color scheme from one of the previous 51 challenges.  It's their 1st Anniversary but instead of an anniversary card, I made a thank you card.  I wanted them to know that I so appreciate their challenges.  I'm looking forward to their second year of challenges, too!

You can find the challenge at Colour Me...! HERE.

Here is the past color challenge I chose for my card.  I love these colors together!

You can find the sketch from MFT Wednesday Sketch challenge HERE.

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

Color Throwdown 321 and A Sneak Peak

Today I get to tease you will a preview of a new stamp set called One Tag Fits All that is in the new 2015 Occasions Catalog.  It's coming in January and it is full of absolutely wonderful "stuff!"    Wednesday night was the Catalog Kickoff Event and it's the stamp set we were given for attending the event.  You are going to love the new catalog and the new Sale-A-Bration catalog.  They both launch on January 6th.

With a full schedule, I'm going to keep this short so I can get my Christmas cards addressed, my blog hop projects done (it starts December 11 at 8 p.m.), get my card made for the Design Team at Sunday Christmas Card Challenges, enter more challenges and of course, get those Christmas gifts made.  Whew!  I'm tired all ready.  I do have to say, I love this time of year.

Stamp Set:  One Tag Fits All; Inks:  Early Espresso, VersaMark; Card Stock:  Early Espresso, Whisper White, Gold Foil Sheets, Silver Glimmer Paper, Trim the Tree Designer Series Paper Stack; Accessories & Tools:  Rhinestone Basic Jewels, In Color Sequins, Heat & Stick Powder, Dazzling Diamonds, Dimensionals

You can find the Color Throwdown Challenge details HERE.

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

A Friend Is

Can I just say I love that little Banner Punch from Stampin' Up!®  It made creating the banner for my card so easy.  You can get it free and love it, too!  With every $50 you spend, during Sale-A-Bration, you get a free gift.  Now how cool is that!  You can click on the Stampin' Up!® Catalogs tag to find the Sale-A-Bration Catalog.

Now on to the card I made for a very sweet friend.  She was there for me after my mother passed away and I have treasured her friendship every day since.  Through the good, the bad and the ugly, she was there to love and encourage me.  I am so thankful to be blessed with such a friend.

Stamp:  A Friend (Stampabilities); Ink:  Tuxedo Black (Memento); Card Stock:  Very Vanilla, Calypso Coral and Etcetera Designer Series Paper (Stampin' Up!); Accessories & Tools:  Linen Thread (Stampin' Up!)

For the banners I folded a strip of paper and punched out the banner just before the fold so I had a double layer banner instead of a single layer.  While it doesn't show well in the photo, the banner is not attached to the top of the card except at the ends where the Linen Thread is attached.  I guess you could call it a fluttering banner.

Now I'm off to get my hands really dirty!  I've been taking a series of stenciling classes.  I have learned a lot about what you can do with a stencil.  Julie is a very good teacher and so cute.  Yesterday she wore ears during the broadcast.  Too funny!  If you are interested, go check out her blog HERE.

Thanks for stopping in at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe,

Marsha

Celebrate

With a house full of grandsons yesterday, I didn't have a lot of time to be creative.  One of my favorite stamps sets from Sale-A-Bration is Feeling Sentimental.  Here is the card I made just before going to bed last night.  Sometimes clean and simple is the way to go.

Stamp Set:  Feeling Sentimental; Ink:  Early Espresso; Card Stock:  Very Vanilla, Festival of Prints Designer Series Paper Stack (retired); Accessories & Tools:  Sycamore Street Ribbon/Tangerine Tango, Stampin' Dimensionals, sponge

Considering this took all of ten minutes to put together, I rather like the way it turned out.  I love that Sale-A-Bration Sycamore Street Ribbon.

Feeling Sentimental

Over the past couple of days, I've been cleaning and organizing my craft room... again!  I found several card bases along with other pieces of card stock that would work to make a complete card.  One of my favorite stamps sets from the Sale-A-Bration Brochure is Feeling Sentimental.  I have seen many wonderful cards made using this set.  Here is the one I designed using Feeling Sentimental and another favorite stamp set, Word Play.

Stamp Sets:  Feeling Sentimental, Word Play; Ink:  Island Indigo; Card Stock:  Island Indigo, Whisper White; Accessories & Tools:  Cloudy Day Embossing Folder, Dazzling Details, Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine

Ferris wheels are so much fun!

3x3 Thank You Note

Well, our less than half an inch of snow has turned into over four inches, that is once it quits falling.  I'm now counting down the days until Spring.  Maybe that's why I've been so focused on flowers lately.  That, and I love the Secret Garden stamp set in the Spring Catalog and the Bloomin' Marvelous stamp set in the Sale-A-Bration Brochure.  I finished up these little thank yous with the sentiment from Tiny Tags.  The 3x3 note cards make a perfect addition to a gift bag.  The outside of the card is on the left and the inside on the right.

Stamp Sets:  Secret Garden, Bloomin' Marvelous, Tiny Tags; Inks:  Always Artichoke, Night of Navy; Card Stock:  Not Quite Navy, Very Vanilla

Time to go watch more snow fall.  The nice thing about that is my craft table faces the window.  Have a creative day!

It's Your Birthday!

And, here again, we have a great combination of Sale-A-Bration and Spring Catalog products.  Remember, that between now and March 22nd, for every $50 you spend, you can select a free product from the Sale-A-Bration Brochure.

Stamp Sets: Madison Avenue, Henry Says; Ink:  Midnight Muse; Card Stock:  Midnight Muse, Pool Party, Whisper White, Sycamore Street Designer Series Paper; Accessories & Tools:  Bitty Butterfly Punch, Sycamore Street Ribbon & Button Pack, 1-3/4" Scallop Circle Punch, 1-3/8" Circle Punch, 1-1/4" Circle Punch, Scallop Oval Punch, Large Oval Punch, Textured Impressions Embossing Folder/Vine Street, Textured Impressions Embossing Folder/Perfect Polka Dots, Mini Glue Dots

Isn't this a pretty card?  That Bitty Butterfly punch is on the top of my wishlist for sure.

Henry Says Congratulations!

This is my favorite Henry card of the two we made.  We stamped him on Neutrals Designer Series Paper Stacks and cut him out.  Clean, simple and cheerful.  The rhinestone eye was not part of the original, I added it once I got home just to give Henry a wee bit of sparkle!  I love how the black and Melon Mambo colors look together.

Stamp Set:  Henry Says; Inks:  Basic Black, Melon Mambo; Card Stock:  Melon Mambo, Whisper White, Neutrals Designer Series Paper Stacks; Accessories & Tools:  Textured Impressions Embossing Folder/Cloudy Day, Sycamore Street Ribbon & Button Pack/Pool Party, Rhinestone Basic Jewels

There you have two ways you can use the Henry Says stamp set and a great combination of Sale-A-Bration ribbon and a Spring Catalog stamp set. 

Henry Says Happy Birthday!

Today, I'm starting a weekly poll.  I'd like your input on what you would like to see when you visit me here at the Coffee Pot Stamping Cafe.  A new question will be posed to you each week.  You can find the poll at the top right of the page.

Sunday at stamp club, I got to meet Henry.  We made two cards using this cute stamp set.  Here he is trumpeting out a birthday greeting.

Stamp Set:  Henry Says; Inks:  Basic Black, Calypso Coral, Stampin' Write Markers/Lucky Limeade, Island Indigo, Calypso Coral, Pool Party; Card Stock:  Calypso Coral, Lucky Limeade, Island Indigo, Whisper White; Accessories & Tools:  Sycamore Street Ribbon & Button Pack/Tangerine Tango, Simply Scored Borders Scoring Plate, Tasteful Trim Bigz XL Die, Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine

Isn't he just the cutest elephant!  Unfortunately, I got in a big hurry and didn't allow the ink to dry completely before moving on to the next step so Henry got a little smudged up around edges.  Sigh... when will I ever learn patience!

Oh Happy Day

Today's card was made using a baby wipe and re-inkers to stamp the butterflies and the leaves and the bird.  It didn't take any time at all to put this one together together and it allowed me to use up some more of my scrap pieces of card stock.

Stamp:  Bloomin' Marvelous; Inks:  Midnight Muse, Cherry Cobbler, Lucky Limeade, Island Indigo, Night of Navy, Pool Party, Marina Mist; Card Stock:  Naturals White, Primrose Petals, Print Poetry Designer Series Paper Stack; Accessories & Tools:  Scallop Oval Punch, Large Oval Punch, Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack, Mini Brad/Silver, Stampin' Dimensionals.

I'm really enjoying the Bloomin' Marvelous stamp set from Sale-A-Bration.

Bloomin' Marvelous

As promised the other day, here is one of the cards I designed using the Sale-A-Bration stamp set Bloomin' Marvelous.  When you spend $50, you can select this stamp set free from now until March 22nd.  It's a very versatile set.  Tomorrow I'll show you another design using another of the great stamps in this set.

Stamp:  Bloomin' Marvelous; Inks:  Night of Navy, VersaMark; Card Stock:  Night of Navy, Whisper White, Pretty in Pink; Accessories & Tools:  Scallop Edge Border Punch, 3/16" Corner Rounder Punch (retired), Embossing Buddy, Stampin' Emboss Powder/Iridescent Ice, Heat Tool, Anywhere Glue Stick

Although you can't see it well in the photo, the bottom corners have all been rounded off. 

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Get FREE products during Sale-A-Bration.  That's right!  For every $50 you spend from January 22nd through March 22nd, you will receive a free product of your choice from the Sale-A-Bration Brochure.  For more details, click here.

Mom's Ceramic Creation

Well, my laptop took a dive today.  When I pushed the power on button, nothing happened.  According to my son Matthew, it's either the hard drive or the display thingy but he won't know for sure until he can get here to take a look.  Yes, as you can tell, I'm not literate on all parts of a computer.  Anyway, I'm on my desktop, which I haven't used much since the laptop so everything is taking me longer.

As promised in an earlier post, here is a close up of the ceramic piece my mother gave me.  It was hidden in the photo with the plants and the white church.  I love this Santa and all the detail she put into the whole piece.

Today, my order came with some of the goodies from the new Spring Catalog and the new Sale-A-Bration Brochure.  I can't wait to show you what I've been working on since I started almost as soon as I got them out of their package.

Happy Birthday!

Today is my 62nd birthday so I am taking the day off to celebrate.  I've decided I need a wee bit of fun time where I'm away from the house and I don't think of business, housework or trying to keep up with my two-year-old grandson. 

One of the things my mother and I shared is a love of flowers.  One of our favorites was lilacs.  Mom is no longer here to celebrate birthdays with me but every time I see a beautiful lilac, I get a smile on my face and know she is enjoying them with me.  I miss you, Mom.

And, don't forget to place that Sale-A-Bration order!  Today is the last day you can get a free product for every $50 you spend. 

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.

Final Four

The countdown has begun!  The final four days of Sale-A-Bration are upon us.  What are you favorite four?  Click the image below to place your order today!  Time is running out!